Unit 7 单词讲义1.especially (adv.) 特别，尤其The city is beautiful all year round, especially in autumn. 这城市全年都很美，尤其在秋天。

UNICEF helps build a better world for everyone, especially children all over the world.联合国儿童基金会为每个人，尤其是全世界的儿童建造一个更好的世界。

区别：especially 和speciallyespecially意为“尤其，特别”，通常用来对前面所述的事件进行进一步的说明或补充。

specially意为“专门地，特地”表示“不是为了别的，而只是为了...”强调唯一目的。

eg: It’s especially hot today.(表示与前几天的天气很不一样)He came here specially to say sorry to her.(表示专程来向她道歉)2. basic (adj.) 基础的，基本的learn the basic skills of writing 学习基本的写作技巧cation (n.)教育注意：表示教育，作为抽象名词时不可数，provide basic education for childrengo abroad for further education 特指某个人的教育或某一种或一段教育时可数，通常有定语修饰，可与不定冠词连用He’s had a good education.他受过良好的教育。

4.equal (adj.) 平等的be equal in sth 在某方面相同be equal to doing等于；能胜任，能应付Everyone is equal before the law. 在法律面前，人人平等。

(v.) 等于 A equals B. = A is equal to B. A等于B。

5. right (n.) 权利work for the equal rights of women 为妇女争取平等的权利have the right to do sth 有权利做某事Every student has the right to get equal education. 每个学生有接受平等教育的权利。

6. spread (vt.) (n.) 扩散；分布；展开(spread-spread-spread)prevent the spread of some serious diseases 阻止一些严重疾病的扩散spread disease 传播疾病spread the wings 张开翅膀7. interviewer (n.) 采访者an interviewerinterview (v.) 采访(n.)接见，采访，面试interview sb=have an interview with sb 采访某人8. blindness (n.) 失明释义：the condition of being unable to see blind (adj.) 失明的He can see nothing because of blindness. 因为失明，他什么也看不见。

tell us something about blindness以-ness结尾的名词：sadness illness uselessness goodness happiness kindness carelessness9. mostly (adv.) 主要的，大部分的Many children can’t go to school , mostly in mountain areas. 很多孩子上不了学，大部分在山区。

He goes shopping mostly on Sunday. 他主要在周末购物。

区别most，almost，mostly1）most adj. & n.& adv. 绝大部分的，大多数的用在形容词或副词前面，most students 绝大部分学生most of the students 学生中的绝大部分the most interesting 最有趣的2）almost (adv.) =very nearly指在程度上相差很少，almost与no, none, nothing, never, nobody等表示否定意义的词连用3）mostly=mainly “大部分，主要地”10. case (n. )病例，案例80 per cent of these cases 百分之80 的病例11. cure (vt.) 治愈cure the pain in my back治愈我的腰疼区别：（1）treat强调过程，不含有治好的意思，而cure强调结果，指治愈某人的疾病。

（2）搭配的介词不同treat sb for…. cure sb of ….Most diseases can be treated and cured. 绝大部分的疾病多能被治疗和治愈。

12. medical (adj.) 医疗的，医学的medicine (n.) 药，医学medical treatment / team 医学治疗\ 医疗队medical research 医学研究take / have medicine 吃药get medicine for sb. 给某人抓药Chinese medicine 中医modern medicine 现代医学a student of medicine一个学医的学生13. treatment (n. ) 治疗under treatment 在治疗treat (v.) 治疗She is still under treatment. 她还在治疗。

pay for treatment 付医疗费14. patient (n. )病人(adj.) 有耐心的The patient is getting better. 病人正在逐渐好转。

It is patient of my teacher to explain the problems to us several times.我们的老师很耐心地帮我们把这个问题解释了很多遍。

be patient with 对…有耐心be patient of 对…有耐受…的，容忍…的15. afford (vt.) 买得起，能做(常与can 和be able to 连用) = have enough money to do sth.afford sth. 买得起某物afford to do sth. 能做某事I can’t afford the house / to buy the house. It is too expensive. 我买不起这个房子，太贵了。

16. go to hospital去医院be ill in hospital 生病住院He has been ill in hospital for two weeks. 他生病住院两个星期了。

work in the hospital 在医院上班17. on board 在飞机（船、火车）上be invited on board18. operate (vi.) 做手术operation (n.)operate on sb.=do / have an operation(s) on sb.给某人做手术19.proud (adj.)自豪的；骄傲的be proud of sb./ sth.以……为荣be proud of his success 以他的成功为荣be proud to do sth.I’m proud to help people see again.I’m proud that I can help people see again20. reader (n.)读者read (n.)读物(v.)读，看all kinds of reads各种各样的读物say something interesting to our readers跟我们的读者说些有趣的事Reader is a good magazine.21. develop(vi. vt.)发展；加强development (n.)发展developed(adj.)发达的developing(adj.)发展中的develop quickly / slowly 快速发展/ 发展缓慢develop their reading skills加强他们的阅读技能with the development of…随着…的发展China is a developing country while the USA is a developed country.中国是个发展中国家而美国是个发达国家。

22. treat (vt. )治疗；处理treat sb. with kindness / kindly23. carry on继续开展，继续下去carry on with / doing sth.=go on with sth.More money is needed to carry on with our work.我们需要更多的钱来继续我们的工作。

24. leaflet (n.)传单give out leaflets to local people给当地人分发传单25. hand out分发；提出hand out presents to everyone with a smile 微笑着给大家分发礼物=give outhand them out 分发他们hand in 上交，提交hand down 把…传下去hand over 移交，交出26. hold (vt.) 举行；抓住，拿着(hold-held-held )hold a meeting / partyThe Olympic Games take place every four years.The Olympic Games are held every four years. 奥运会每四年举行一次。

27. set (vt. vi) 创建；设立(set-set-set) set up 建起，设立set up an organization called ORBIS 设立一个叫做奥比斯的组织Our school was set up in 1980. 我们的学校于1980年创建。

28. including(prep.) 包括，包含A lot of things are sold in this shop, including books, snacks and toys.这个商店卖包括书，零食，玩具在内的许多东西。